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Dr. Helen A. Shaw, Dean

School of Human Environmental Sciences
235 Stone Building
P.O. Box 26170
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC  27402-6170
Phone (336) 334-5313 • Fax (336) 334-4129
e-mail: helen_shaw@uncg.edu

     Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1969
     R.D., 1969
     L.D.N. (North Carolina), 1992

I N T E R E S T  A R E A S

Amino Acid Requirements and Metabolism with Emphasis on Histidine; Nitrogen Metabolism; Zinc Bioavailability; Zinc and Copper Interactions; Protein and Energy Interactions.

C U R R E N T  R E S E A R C H

Effect of histidine intake on carnosine and protein metabolism in human liver cells (HepG2); effect of histidine intake on tissue zinc absorption and utilization.

S E L E C T E D  P U B L I C A T I O N S
(name change from Anderson to Shaw in 1988)

Cho, E. S., Anderson, H. L., Wixom, R. L., Hanson, K. C. & Krause, G. F. (1984) Long-term effect of low histidine intake in men. J. Nutr. 114: 369-384.

Festa, M. D., Anderson, H. L., Dowdy, R. P. & Ellersieck, M. R. (1985) Effect of zinc intake on copper excretion and retention in men. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 41: 285-292.

Turnlund, J. R., Keyes, W. R., Anderson, H. L. & Accord, L. L. (1989) Copper absorption and retention in young men at three levels of dietary copper using the stable isotope 65Cu. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 49: 870-878.

Morris, E.R., Anderson-Shaw, H.L., McCarron, P.B., Ellis, R., Schwartz, R. & Moser-Veillon, P.B. (1995) Dietary calcium level influences mineral balance of men consuming a diet containing wheat bran phyate. (Submitted)

Anderson-Shaw, H. A. Nutrient requirements of the guinea pig. In: Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., (1995), pp. 103-124.

Shaw, H.A., Failla, M.L., Cave, K.D., Hopkins, R.G. & Park. K. (1997) Histidine and protein metabolism in human liver cells (HepG2). FASEB J. 11: A367 (#2125).


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